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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Katherine appalled by on January 3, 1540?
(a) That Anne rarely invites the King to her bed.
(b) How old the people in the court are.
(c) How unfashionable her court clothes are.
(d) That none of the courtiers pay any attention to her.

2. Why might leaving the throne empty be better than having Anne as Queen?
(a) Because the Spanish won't acknowledge a Queen from Cleves.
(b) Because Anne is a Catholic.
(c) Because her insecure position would encourage Anne to behave herself.
(d) Because Henry could marry a French princess if he wished.

3. What does Katherine realize about her new suitors on the 3rd of January, 1540?
(a) They pretend to be interested in her to get closer to the Queen.
(b) They are far superior to Francis Dereham.
(c) They aren't interested in her family connections.
(d) They are basically paupers.

4. What does the Duke want Jane to testify in June, 1540?
(a) That Anne is with child.
(b) That Anne is helping her brother plot against the King.
(c) That Anne had another lover.
(d) That Anne is a virgin.

5. What does Jane tell Norfolk about Anne's marriage to the King in March, 1540?
(a) That it is not recognized in Cleves.
(b) That it is not legal.
(c) That they have not consummated the marriage.
(d) That Henry wants to end it immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mother of Catherine Carey?

2. Who is in the midst of avoiding a betrothal in January, 1540?

3. Who does the Duke suggest is at fault for the King's marriage to Anne?

4. What does Anne do when a stranger kisses her during the bull baiting event in 1539?

5. What is Count Overstein agitated about of the 6th of January, 1540?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happenings from her past does Jane remember while at Hampton Court?

2. How does Anne feel while at the tournament?

3. What is Jane's first impression of Anne?

4. What excuses about the state of the King's marriage to Anne does the Duke consider while speaking with Jane?

5. Why does the King want Jane to elicit a false confession from Anne in January of 1540?

6. What does the letter that Catherine gives Jane when they first meet say?

7. How does Jane describe the King on the 6th of January, 1540?

8. What will happen if Anne's betrothal release document is not found in due time?

9. What is Anne doing with Henry on the 3rd of January, 1540?

10. Describe Anne's relationships with her family.

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